Dominique Thorne
ABOUT DOMINIQUE THORNE
American actress who has gained fame for her roles in the 2018 romantic drama If Beale Street Could Talk and the 2021 crime drama Judas and the Black Messiah . In 2020, she was cast in the role of Riri Williams for the 2022 Marvel superhero film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever .
She studied dramatic theatre at the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan. In 2015, she was named a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts.
She is passionate about politics, especially immigration legislation and reform. She was cast in the 2026 movie Avengers: Secret Wars as Riri Williams.
Her mother is named Nerissa and her father is named Navie. She has two brothers, Caleb and Ky-Mani.
She acted alongside Daniel Kaluuya in Judas and the Black Messiah.
